“La Traviata” again. Opera goers have a hard time avoiding it, even if they want to, but apparently they don’t. Verdi’s masterpiece (based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas fils about a courtesan who ...

The label of elitism sticks to opera like superglue. The label is a fake, but one for which no cultural chemical capable of removing it has yet proved effective. Still, opera populists are trying and ...

Since Eliza O’Malley first began with Verismo Opera, she has been familiar with “La Traviata.” “It was the first opera that I did with the company back in 2009 or 2010,” says O’Malley. “I fell in love ...

If you’re an opera buff or even a casual classical music concertgoer, you’re likely to have attended productions of “La Traviata” in the past. You know the story: Giuseppe Verdi’s tragic 1853 opera ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Courtesy of Austin Richey from The Detroit Opera House. The Michigan Daily was fortunate enough to ...

A scene from Opera Colorado's "La Traviata." Giuseppe Verdi’s "La Traviata" is an opera staple, filled with some of the most beloved melodies ever written. It’s a rich musical experience that tells a ...

Kentucky Opera's 2025-26 season features "La Traviata," "All is Calm," "Songbird," and "Scalia/Ginsburg." Performances will be held at the Kentucky Opera Center for Cultural Health, with a return to ...

That eternal symbol of grand opera in all its silliness—an overweight, middle-aged singer in a horned helmet bellowing out high Cs to an equally unattractive partner—will probably never die, but the ...

After 30 years of continual revivals, Richard Eyre’s production of La Traviata at the Royal Opera House has had an enviable run. The design from Bob Crowley (Like Water for Chocolate, Alice’s ...

Given the current preposterous moral miasma that shrouds our nation’s capital, a situation giving even the most disreputable cause to pause, anyone in the audience would be forgiven for thinking ...

‘Scilla Cristiano is one of the best lyric sopranos in the world,” says Joshua Collier, artistic director of Opera Vermont. “I’ve heard so many lyric sopranos, household names that appear on big ...

Verdi’s “La Traviata,” one of opera’s all-time favorites, returns to the Met this season in a bold new production by Tony-winning director Michael Mayer. The production, which opened Dec. 4, will be ...